James C. Rosapepe

A legislative session that began with pledges of bipartisanship ended Monday night with General Assembly Democrats and Republican Gov. Larry Hogan embroiled in acrimony over Maryland's budget. Lawmakers cut $200 million from the new governor's $40.5 billion budget proposal and implored him to spend that money instead on public schools, state employee pay and health care initiatives. Hogan said that "was very unlikely." He told reporters Monday evening he was elected to deliver tax relief and fiscal responsibility, and said the Democrat-controlled legislature did not go far enough to trim long-term spending. Voters "demanded change in Annapolis," he said....

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